Altima KA24DE differences
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Altima KA24DE differences
OK, i know i'm new and i'll prolly get flamed for even owning an Altima, but I love the car. Anyways, I just finished rebuilding the engine. Here's a link.
http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4289645335
I've now realized that I need to do some tranny work and I have bodykit/paint plans that are gonna require my car(daily driver) be sittin in the garage/show for awhile. In my search for a beater to drive around, I got my hands on a 1992 240sx Red 5-speed. It's got 140k miles, but for < $1000, it aint bad at all. Being that the 240 is a more easily modded car than the Altima, I'm sure that in the future, i'll wanna do some serious work to it as well, including rebuilding that engine too.
Anyways, I got an extra KA24DE sittin here and i was gonna junk it, but now that I got the 240, i'm wanting to know if at least the block and head are usable in the 240. I can obviously see that the manifolds are different and the mounting is different, but when I installed the rebuilt KA in the Altima, I noticed that not all of the "mounting holes" are used. Which leads me to believe that at least the blocks are interchangable. I'm pretty sure the valve train is exactly the same. The only visible difference is the PCV breather on the valve cover where mine is on the end and the 240 is on the back. I could work around that though.
Sorry for the long post and thanks in advance for any help.
Charlie
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http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4289645335
I've now realized that I need to do some tranny work and I have bodykit/paint plans that are gonna require my car(daily driver) be sittin in the garage/show for awhile. In my search for a beater to drive around, I got my hands on a 1992 240sx Red 5-speed. It's got 140k miles, but for < $1000, it aint bad at all. Being that the 240 is a more easily modded car than the Altima, I'm sure that in the future, i'll wanna do some serious work to it as well, including rebuilding that engine too.
Anyways, I got an extra KA24DE sittin here and i was gonna junk it, but now that I got the 240, i'm wanting to know if at least the block and head are usable in the 240. I can obviously see that the manifolds are different and the mounting is different, but when I installed the rebuilt KA in the Altima, I noticed that not all of the "mounting holes" are used. Which leads me to believe that at least the blocks are interchangable. I'm pretty sure the valve train is exactly the same. The only visible difference is the PCV breather on the valve cover where mine is on the end and the 240 is on the back. I could work around that though.
Sorry for the long post and thanks in advance for any help.
Charlie
http://redline.to/chuck34
Last edited by chuck34gboro; Aug 20, 2003 at 01:32 AM.
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man, great work on that KA.
madd props.
i dont know or have heard anything about the inrechangablility of the two blocks
but if you are bored you can try it.
ya never know.
people just assume you cant because of the diffrent drivetrain lay outs.
but it's possable...
let us know
madd props.
i dont know or have heard anything about the inrechangablility of the two blocks
but if you are bored you can try it.
ya never know.
people just assume you cant because of the diffrent drivetrain lay outs.
but it's possable...
let us know
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Thanks for the props, it was a pain at a few spots.
OK, so if they are different, would they still be interchangable? I mean, if they'll work with the externals then i'll use them, but if the manifolds or anything doesn't bolt/gasket up correctly or if the distributor won't work, then i'll go ahead and junk it.
Oh yeah, most people don't know what wicked weasels are, but i only wish my gf wore them!
OK, so if they are different, would they still be interchangable? I mean, if they'll work with the externals then i'll use them, but if the manifolds or anything doesn't bolt/gasket up correctly or if the distributor won't work, then i'll go ahead and junk it.
Oh yeah, most people don't know what wicked weasels are, but i only wish my gf wore them!
Last edited by chuck34gboro; Aug 21, 2003 at 01:31 AM.
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